As students, staff researchers and lecturers continue to put and access information online it is vital that they are also taught the importance of being safe online. Cyber security threats are becoming more and more common and we need to protect the computer systems from theft or damage to their content, software and/or hardware.
KENET saw the importance of educating its community on the various cyber-attacks and how to protect them. The objective the Cyber Security Awareness course is to a provide the KENET community with a general understanding of the threats to cyber/information security that they face, help them to identify the threats and vulnerabilities to their Institution’s information assets, and respond to them appropriately including detailing the countermeasures that can be adopted.